Paul
Tue Aug 19 12:26:45 CDT 2003
I don't know what to tell you. I just verified that our association, which
is virtually identical to yours, works just fine, runs the program, which
can extract the files from a properly-formatted cabinet. Is there any
chance that the .cab file is not a valid cabinet file for the version of
Windows CE or the processor in the device?
Paul T.
"Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in message
news:acccbb6e.0308190002.51e4388e@posting.google.com...
> A message box is shown "Double click CAB file to install".
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey_no_spam@instrument.com> wrote in message
news:<On3RVt1YDHA.1280@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> > I don't see any problems there (you don't have to have the empty []
items to
> > create parent keys, though). Try running wceload from the Run... item
on
> > the Start menu, entering everything just as you expect it to be when
that
> > association is invoked:
> >
> > \Windows\wceload.exe "<whatever the full path to the cab file is>"
> >
> > and see what happens.
> >
> > Paul T.
> >
> > "Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in message
> > news:acccbb6e.0308081730.5470e3a@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi Paul, wceload.exe is existed and the reg. is like this:
> > >
> > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cab]
> > > @="cabfile"
> > >
> > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile]
> > > @="CAB File"
> > >
> > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\DefaultIcon]
> > > @="\\Windows\\wceload.exe,-101"
> > >
> > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell]
> > >
> > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell\Open]
> > >
> > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell\Open\Command]
> > > @="\\Windows\\wceload.exe \"%1\""
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey_no_spam@instrument.com> wrote in
message
> > news:<O7pZcwPXDHA.1620@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > > > You made some sort of a mistake in your modifications. When the
> > registry
> > > > entry is correct, you don't have that problem. Post it to the list
> > again or
> > > > view it via the Remote Registry Editor and make sure that there are
"
> > around
> > > > the %1 in the command line for wceload.exe. I guess you should
verify
> > that
> > > > wceload.exe is *there*, too, of course.
> > > >
> > > > Paul T.
> > > >
> > > > "Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:acccbb6e.0308062304.57bd52ad@posting.google.com...
> > > > > Paul, what do you mean? I have modified the registry but it still
does
> > not
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey_no_spam@instrument.com> wrote in
> > message
> > news:<ein67NDXDHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > > Your entries are still wrong, then...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul T.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:acccbb6e.0308052145.917a9bd@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > > But why I doulbe click a cab file under \windows\ still can't
> > work..
> > > > it
> > > > shows
> > > > > > > "Double click CAB file to install".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jeffery
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <ctacke@spamfree-opennetcf.org> wrote in
> > message
> > news:<uNnmnf1WDHA.1812@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > > > > Paul's point is that your registry interprets tapping a CAB
file
> > as
> > this:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > \Windows\wceload.exe \mycabfilepath\mycabfile.cab
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If the path to your CAB file has a space in it, like this:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > \Program files\mycabfile.cab
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Then wceload thinks the first command line parameter is just
> > > > "\Program"
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > it ignores "files\mycabfile.cab". Since it can't find any
cab
> > file
> > named
> > > > > > > > "\Program" it shows an error. To fix this, you must either
run
> > the
> > > > CAB
> > > > file
> > > > > > > > from a directory with no spaces in the fully qualified path
(and
> > the
> > cab
> > > > > > > > file name can have no spaces) or you must fix your registry
> > entry so
> > it
> > > > > > > > looks something like this:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell\Open\Command]
> > > > > > > > @="\\Windows\\wceload.exe \"%1\""
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Chris Tacke, eMVP
> > > > > > > > Advisory Board Member
> > > > > > > > www.OpenNETCF.org
> > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > Windows CE Product Manager
> > > > > > > > Applied Data Systems
> > > > > > > > www.applieddata.net
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:acccbb6e.0308041853.587f7ee7@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > > > > Paul,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks your help, but I can't get your meaning... what
should
> > I
> > need
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > do?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jeffery.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey_no_spam@instrument.com>
wrote
> > in
> > > > > > message
> > > > > > news:<eRh75LqWDHA.3232@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > > > > > > Yes. It's wrong in *precisely* the way I suggested
> > > > (Open\Command\@
> > > > value is
> > > > > > > > > > wrong). You need to put quotation marks around the %1
or
> > any
> > path
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > space in it won't work. The .reg files use the C way of
> > > > escaping
> > > > quote
> > > > > > > > > > characters (use \") to insert a quote in a string...
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Paul T.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > "Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > > > news:acccbb6e.0307311753.f35093@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > any wrong of my setting?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cab]
> > > > > > > > > > > @="cabfile"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile]
> > > > > > > > > > > @="CAB File"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\DefaultIcon]
> > > > > > > > > > > @="\\Windows\\wceload.exe,-101"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell]
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell\Open]
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cabfile\Shell\Open\Command]
> > > > > > > > > > > @="\\Windows\\wceload.exe %1"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > Jeffery
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey_no_spam@instrument.com>
> > wrote
> > > > in
> > > > message
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > news:<eof4lc3VDHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > > > > > > > > My guess would be that the registry entries
associating
> > the
> > > > CAB
> > > > extension
> > > > > > > > > > > > with wceload.exe are wrong. Maybe you are running
the
> > CAB
> > from
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > Storage
> > > > > > > > > > > > Card and there's no quotes around the filename in
the
> > > > > > association,
> > > > > > etc.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Paul T.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > "Jeffery" <jeffery.leung@wongswec.com> wrote in
message
> > > > > > > > > > > >
news:acccbb6e.0307302316.7cb1a248@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I found the wince 3.0 can't run any CAB file to
> > install?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > When I double click a *.cab file to install it, it
> > always
> > > > pop
> > > > up a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > windows "Double click CAB file to install".
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > What's the problem?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeffery